The 'Lanterns' Show Almost Came Without a Suit

With Lanterns premiering tomorrow night on HBO, its cast and creators have been on a press circuit, and co-lead Kyle Chandler revealed an interesting detail about the show. On the Jimmy Kimmel Live, Chandler told guest host Anthony Anderson that the suit we’ve seen tiny glimpses of here and there just barely made it in. According to him, there was some uncertainty early on about whether there’d be one, but it was later decided “towards the end” that Hal and John could have costumes. (If they didn’t, they’d sure look weirder standing next to Guy Gardner.) Following that approval, he said executive producers Chris Mundy and James Hawes had to pick between three designs, and once that was picked, that’s where he came in. “I went with the designers and was the mannequin while they applied and created this whole thing in front of me,” recalled Chandler. “I got to watch these artisans do what they do, listen to their vocabulary, and [learn] how to describe what they want.” By his admission, much of it went over his head—they were “visualizing what they want” out loud, and he’s not that type of creative—but he had nothing but good things to say about the final product, which he said took